The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) added three compounds the Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs) under the REACH Regulation.

In May 2025, the European Commission's Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) published new preliminary opinions that could mark significant changes in the regulation of certain widely used cosmetic ingredients. The opinions, now open for public consultation, focus on 4-methylbenzylidene camphor (4-MBC), several formaldehyde-releasing substances, and the UV filter homosalate.

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has taken a significant step towards consolidating and improving the transparency of chemical information in the European Union with the addition of the revamped Classification and Labelling Inventory to its ECHA CHEM platform.

On June 3, 2025, the European Commission published a new regulatory measure that strengthens the protection of occupational health against hazardous chemical substances. Regulation (EU) 2025/1090 officially includes two industrial solvents—N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAC) and 1-ethylpyrrolidin-2-one (NEP)—in Annex XVII of the REACH Regulation, marking their prohibition for certain uses as of December 23, 2026.

On 4 June 2025, the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) introduced a new policy aimed at strengthening the risk management of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), adopting an interim approach focused on PMT characteristics . (Persistent, Mobile and Toxic) and vPvM (Very Persistent and Very Mobile).

Ottawa, May 19, 2025. Health Canada has released a Notice to Stakeholders outlining the changes it intends to make to its Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist , the administrative list that indicates which substances are prohibited or restricted in cosmetic products sold in the country. The notice comes three months before the official draft goes out for public comment and offers manufacturers and distributors the opportunity to review their formulas in advance.